Latvia
Latvia is one of the 193 UN member states, in Northern Europe. UN Tourism counted 8.3 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 75% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 8.3 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 51st of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 25%
- Area
- 64,259 km² (24,811 sq mi)
- Population
- 1.9 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Regions
- 5in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 2on Globestamp’s list
Does Latvia count as a country?
Yes. Latvia is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Latvia? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Latvia |
| European Union | Yes, a member state |
| Schengen area | Yes, since 21 December 2007 |
The Latvia stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Latvia’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 8.3 million international arrivals in 2019, Latvia is more visited than 75% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Latvia
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Latvia when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Riga International Airport, RIX), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Latvia you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Latvia, from 2 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 2
Vecrīga (1997) · Old town of Kuldīga (2023). On the bucket list →
National parks 4
Gauja National Park · Slītere National Park · Ķemeri National Park · Rāzna National Park. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 2
Riga Zoo · Latgale Zoo. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 3
National Botanic Garden of Latvia · Botanical Garden of the University of Latvia · Kalsnava Arboretum. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Riga | 742,572 |
| Daugavpils | 111,564 |
| Liepaga | 85,132 |
| Jelgava | 67,207 |
Airports
Latvia has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
5 regions to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Latvia into 5 regions (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 5
Kurzeme · Latgale · Riga · Vidzeme · Zemgale
Questions people ask
Is Latvia a country?
Yes. Latvia is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Latvia a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 8,342,000 international arrivals in Latvia in 2019, the 51st most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Latvia stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 25% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Latvia count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Latvia”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Latvia
Near Latvia
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.